Wow, am I actually becoming... Organised? It's only just the beginning of December and I have already pretty much finished my Christmas shopping. Today was spent in Umeda buying a few last bits and pieces. The pictures come from the vaguely French themed Biblioteque Café which is on the ground floor of the Ema building in the heart of the city. ...

It was a plane day today! We flew out of Niigata airport to Osaka this afternoon. It was a small plane. It sat maybe 80 people, had 2 propellers and was VERY bumpy. The picture below explains how we all felt! During our flight I sat next to Mika, and had a blast talking with her. She is very sassy, and can throw down some really funny jokes. We ...

Day 8 - 10.23.02 (Wed) Roommate 2 - It's been exactly one week since I arrived and what have I learned: lots of positives and negatives...1) I miss my family and friends more than I ever thought I could or would, 2) not that I ever was, but I WILL NEVER be anything but overly friendly to foreigners in our country, 3) I took for granted so many t...

We dropped our bags, managed to lock ourselves out of our own bathroom, then finally got back in to shower, change clothes, and head out to see the sights. Our first destination was the famed Osaka Aquarium. I figured Amerika-mura would stay open later and be more fun at night, so we might as well hit the stuff that closed early. Another relativ...